महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-17, verse-12

ततोऽसुराश्चक्रभिन्ना वमन्तो रुधिरं बहु ।
असिशक्तिगदारुग्णा निपेतुर्धरणीतले ॥१२॥

12. tato'surāścakrabhinnā vamanto rudhiraṁ bahu ,
asiśaktigadārugṇā nipeturdharaṇītale.

12. tataḥ asurāḥ cakrabhinnāḥ vamantaḥ rudhiram
bahu asiśaktigadārugṇāḥ nipetuḥ dharaṇītale

12. Then the demons, split by discs and shattered by swords, spears, and maces, fell to the ground, profusely vomiting blood.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

• असुराः (asurāḥ) - the demons (demons, Asuras)

• चक्रभिन्नाः (cakrabhinnāḥ) - split by discs (split/pierced by discs/wheels)

• वमन्तः (vamantaḥ) - vomiting (vomiting, emitting)

• रुधिरम् (rudhiram) - blood (blood, red)

• बहु (bahu) - much (much, many, abundant)

• असिशक्तिगदारुग्णाः (asiśaktigadārugṇāḥ) - shattered by swords, spears, and maces (shattered/broken by swords, spears, and maces)

• निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell (they fell down, they descended)

• धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - to the ground (on the surface of the earth, on the ground)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

from `tad` with suffix `-tas`

असुराः (asurāḥ) - the demons (demons, Asuras)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asura

asura - demon, titan, a class of beings hostile to the gods, possessing strength

often derived as `a-sura` (not a god) or from `asu` (life-force)

Note: subject of `nipetuḥ`

चक्रभिन्नाः (cakrabhinnāḥ) - split by discs (split/pierced by discs/wheels)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of cakrabhinna

cakrabhinna - split or pierced by a disc/wheel

Tatpuruṣa compound: `cakreṇa bhinna` (split by a disc)

Compound type : Instrumental Tatpuruṣa (cakra+bhinna)

• cakra – disc, wheel, discus (weapon)
  noun (neuter)
• bhinna – split, broken, pierced, rent
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from root `bhid`
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: agrees with `asurāḥ`

वमन्तः (vamantaḥ) - vomiting (vomiting, emitting)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vamat

vamat - vomiting, ejecting, emitting

present active participle

from root `vam` (to vomit)

Root: vam (class 1)

Note: modifies `asurāḥ`

रुधिरम् (rudhiram) - blood (blood, red)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rudhira

rudhira - blood, red, bloody

related to root `rudh` (to obstruct, stain)

Root: rudh (class 7)

Note: object of `vamantaḥ`

बहु (bahu) - much (much, many, abundant)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahu

bahu - much, many, abundant, numerous, frequent

Note: agrees with `rudhiram`

असिशक्तिगदारुग्णाः (asiśaktigadārugṇāḥ) - shattered by swords, spears, and maces (shattered/broken by swords, spears, and maces)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asiśaktigadārugṇa

asiśaktigadārugṇa - broken or shattered by swords, spears, and maces

Instrumental Tatpuruṣa compound: `asibhiḥ ca śaktibhiḥ ca gadābhiḥ ca rugṇāḥ`

Compound type : Instrumental Tatpuruṣa with Dvandva (asi+śakti+gadā+rugṇa)

• asi – sword, scimitar
  noun (masculine)
• śakti – spear, lance, power, energy
  noun (feminine)
• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
• rugṇa – broken, shattered, afflicted
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from root `ruj`
  Root: ruj (class 7)

Note: modifies `asurāḥ`

निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell (they fell down, they descended)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect past (lit) of pat

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: main verb of the sentence

धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - to the ground (on the surface of the earth, on the ground)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dharaṇītala

dharaṇītala - the surface of the earth, the ground

Tatpuruṣa compound: `dharaṇyāḥ talam` (surface of the earth)

Compound type : Genitive Tatpuruṣa (dharaṇī+tala)

• dharaṇī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, base, flat ground
  noun (neuter)

Note: indicates place of falling